persecute
persecute 英 [ˈpɜ:sɪkju:t] 美 [ˈpɜrsɪkjut]
vt. 迫害；困扰；同…捣乱
进行时:persecuting 过去式:persecuted 过去分词:persecuted 第三人称单数:persecutes 名词复数:persecutes
- To persecute is to make someone suffer or to keep them in bad circumstances. In some parts of the world governments or military groups persecute, or punish, people for religious beliefs, often sending them to prisons or work camps.
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- vt. 迫害；困扰；同…捣乱
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1. persecute me!
迫害我吧！
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2. They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas.
他们迫害那些不符合他们意见的人。
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3. If it comes to burning somebody at the stake for not believing it, then it is worth while to remember that after all he may be right, and it is not worth while to persecute him.
如果仅仅因为一个人不相信（某件事情），便把他绑到火刑柱上，那么这就很值得去记住毕竟他很可能是对的，（因而）不值得去迫害他。
- persecute (v.) mid-15c., "to oppress for the holding of a belief or opinion," from Middle French persécuter "pursue, torment, open legal action" (14c.), from Latin persecutus, past participle of persequi "to follow, pursue, hunt down; proceed against, prosecute, start a legal action," from per "through" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + sequi "follow" (from PIE root *sekw- (1) "to follow"). Related: Persecuted; persecuting.
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